Injury forces Ducks to make goalie moves

The Ducks left Saturday for a four-game trip to Canada – which starts Monday against the Ottawa Senators – and one of their goalies was not on the trip.

Anthony Stolarz stayed behind.

Curiously enough, it was Stolarz who played the third period in relief of ailing starter John Gibson in Friday’s 6-1 loss to the visiting San Jose Sharks. Gibson was ill, so Stolarz finished up and is now sidelined with a lower-body injury.

Thus, the Ducks recalled goaltender Lukas Dostal from their AHL affiliate in San Diego. With the Gulls, Dostal was 6-13-0 with a 2.88 goals-against average and .916 save percentage in 20 games, including one shutout. He appeared in four games with the Ducks last season, starting three of them (1-2-0, 2.98 GAA., .907 save percentage.)

In the week ending Nov. 13, Dostal was named AHL Player of the Week. In a three-start stretch, he went 2-1-0, stopping 83 of 86 shots with the Gulls.

After the Ducks play the Ottawa Senators, they face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.